Structure of bovine fungiform taste buds and their immunoreactivity for gustducin

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 953-957

  Tabata, Shoji ^a   Kudo, Ken Ichi ^a   Wada Takemura, Azumi ^a   Nishimura, Shotaro ^a   Iwamoto, Hisao ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine; Fungiform papilla; Gustducin; Structure; Taste bud

Indexed keywords

TRANSDUCIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; TASTE BUD; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; TASTE BUDS; TRANSDUCIN;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33749514259     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.68.953     Document Type: Article

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